Home or away, there are a few certainties in every meeting between MN United FC and Colorado Rapids: Entertaining play, yellow cards, and a weather delay. The primetime showdown at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday, August 7, was no different.
Missing three key starters due to yellow card suspension (Michael Boxall, Robin Lod, and Emanuel Reynoso) on top recent changes due to injury (Wil Trapp, Jacori Hayes), head coach Adrian Heath rolled out a rare 4-4-2. Brent Kallman slotted in for Boxall, a role he’s played many times, while new rightback Alan Benitez got his first start (third appearance).